This article is originally published in BMC Public Health, aiming to examine the impacts of compulsory public health insurance made through the law amendment on the enrollment, healthcare utilization, and out-of-pocket expenditures of middle- and low-income households...
Effects of public long-term care insurance on the medical service use by older people in South Korea
Abstract Public long-term care insurance (LTCI), which provides home and institutional care benefits, was introduced in July 2008 in South Korea. This study aims to evaluate the effects of the introduction of LTCI on older people's medical service use, including...
Has Iran achieved the goal of reducing the prevalence of households faced with catastrophic health expenditure to 1%?: A national survey
A research article published in the Health Science Reports of the Wiley online Library on the government of Iran’s efforts towards reducing catastrophic health expenditure for its population. Abstract One of the goals of the Islamic Republic of Iran is to reduce the...
Executive Summary: Webinar 1 of the three-webinar series on Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) initiated a four-part webinar series entitled Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families that is scheduled to run through the summer of 2023. P4H and its partners strive to enable migrant...
Webinar 2 – Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families
The P4H Network and Australian National University (ANU) initiated a four-part webinar series titled Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families that is scheduled to run through the summer of 2023. The webinar series promotes knowledge sharing and...
Public financing for health in times of COVID-19 in the Asia-Pacific Region
A discussion paper published by World Bank in collaboration with the Joint Learning Network, It is part of a series produced by the Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) Global Practice of the World Bank. The papers in this series aim to provide a vehicle for...
Indonesia shows significant progress towards universal health coverage with financial sustainability
Indonesia has made significant progress towards universal health coverage in terms of population coverage and financial risk protection. While multiple measures have been adopted to ensure its financial sustainability.Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) is a National...
The Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing registry launched
Developed by the National University of Singapore, the Southeast Asia strategic health purchasing Registry gives an overview of the current landscape of healthcare purchasing in Southeast Asia. Through literature reviews and expert stakeholder interviews, the Registry...
Webinar 1: Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers & their Families
The first webinar of the P4H Network’s four-part webinar series, Social Health Protection for Migrant Workers and Their Families, will take place on 26 April 2023 from 7:00 to 8:30 am UTC. The webinar will be in English, and interpretation will be available in Lao....
Reunión P4HC+ 30.03.23
El30 de marzo se reunió la comunidad P4HC+. Dos temas en el orden del día - La primera hora se dedicó a los productos farmacéuticos. Se hizo una presentación de las estructuras y procesos de la situación farmacéutica de Camboya, seguida de una sesión de preguntas y...
P4HC+ Meeting 30.03.23
On the 30th of March the P4HC+ community has met. Two topics on the agenda - The first hour was dedicated to pharmaceuticals. A presentation on structures and processes of Cambodia’s pharmaceutical situation was given followed by a Q&A session. For more...
WHO Webinar: Making health insurance responsive to citizens
The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research with the WHO Health Financing Unit organised a Webinar on 23 March, 1 PM CET, to share outcomes of a programme of research to understand how initiatives to empower citizens have contributed to enabling them to...
The importance of wage loss in the financial burden of illness: Longitudinal evidence from India
Abstract Background A key aim of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is to protect individuals and households against the financial risk of illness, and large-scale health insurance expansions are a central focus of the UHC agenda. Importantly, however, health insurance...
Designing and implementing social protection for people with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
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Webinar 3: Expanding social health protection coverage to the ‘missing middle’ populations in India
This is the third of the four-webinar series on Health Financing in India ( the 1st and 2nd webinars were held on August 18 and October 19, 2021, respectively) and is developed by health financing experts from ILO, WHO India, IHSC and ACCESS Health International. The...